Estates of Curaçao
| Parliament of Curaçao Staten van Curaçao | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Curaçaoan Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | October 10, 2010 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker |
Marcolino Franco |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 21 |
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Estates political groups | |
| Elections | |
Estates voting system | Proportional Voting |
Estates last election | 19 October 2012 |
| Motto | |
| Latin: cum lege libertas | |
| Website | |
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The Parliament of Curaçao (Dutch: Staten van Curaçao) consist of 21 members, each elected for a four year term in a general election. The first Parliament was installed on 10 October 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, and consisted of the members of the island council elected on 27 August 2010.
The chairman of the Parliament was Ivar Asjes (Pueblo Soberano), while Amerigo Thodé (Movementu Futuro Korsou) was the vice chairman.[1]
Speakers
The chairman of the Parliament is one of their members. A list of chairmen is shown below:
| Speaker | Vice Speaker | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Ivar Asjes (PS) | Amerigó Thodé (MFK) | 2010–2012[2] |
| Dean Rozier (Independent, former MFK) | Anthony Godett (FOL) | 2012[2] |
| Amerigó Thodé (MFK) | Jaime Córdoba (PS) | 2012[3] |
| Marcolino Franco (PAIS) | Jaime Córdoba (PS) | 2012–2015[4] |
| Marcolino Franco (PAIS) | Humphrey Davelaar (PNP) | 2015–[4] |
2016 general election
Main article: Curaçao general election, 2016
| National party | Leader(s) | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party MAN (MAN) | Hensley Koeiman | 12,822 | 4 | 2  | |||
| Movement for the Future of Curaçao (MFK) | Gerrit Schotte | 12,676 | 4 | 1  | |||
| Party for the Restructured Antilles (PAR) | Zita Jesus-Leito | 11,945 | 4 | – | |||
| Korsou di Nos Tur (KdnT) | Amparo dos Santos | 8,250 | 3 | 3 | |||
| National People's Party (PNP) | Humphrey Davelaar | 6,992 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Sovereign People (PS) | Ben Whiteman | 5,293 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Un Korsou Hustu (UKH) | Omayra Leeflang | 4,822 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Movementu Progresivo (MP) | Marilyn Mozes | 4,137 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal (PAIS) | Alex Rosaria | 3,651 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Movementu Patriótiko i Adelanto Sosial (PAS) | Charles Cooper | 3,445 | 0 | – | |||
| Democratic Party (DP) | Geraldine Parris | 1,966 | 0 | – | |||
| Movementu Kousa Promé (MKP) | Rene Rosalia | 1,924 | 0 | – | |||
| Pro Korsou (PK) | Ivar Asjes | 1,137 | 0 | – | |||
| Valid votes | |||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | |||||||
| Totals | 100.00 | — | 21 | — | |||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | |||||||
| Source: Curaçao Chronicle | |||||||
References
- ↑ RNW.nl - Nieuwe gouverneurs en regeringen beëdigd
- 1 2 "New Majority votes Asjes out". Today SXM. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "Nieuwe Staten begonnen" (PDF). Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Davelaar Elected As Vice President Of Parliament". Curaçao Chronicle. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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